Chicago Bulls deal Indiana Pacers their first loss

CHICAGO – Luol Deng scored 23 points, Derrick Rose added 20 and the Chicago Bulls knocked off the NBA’s last unbeaten team with a 110-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.

Taj Gibson had 15 points and eight rebounds for Chicago (5-3), which won its fourth straight game behind 11-of-19 shooting from three-point range.

Indiana (9-1) was the NBA’s first 9-0 team since the 2002-’03 Dallas Mavericks, who started 14-0. The nine victories to start a season matched a franchise record.

Nursing a sore right hamstring, Rose was effective in his 30 minutes on the court. He wove around and penetrated the league’s best defense, which hadn’t allowed more than 91 points to an opponent this season.